Former Ireland captain Peter Umhaouni said he wanted to retire before leaving the national choice.
The Munster Back Row team started in two three games in Ireland in the six countries for this year, but with his colleagues from the long services Cian Healy and Conor Murray, he confirmed on Thursday that he will move away from the side at the end of this tournament.
The 35 -year -old was awarded the Ireland leader's prize last year, but he succeeded in the role of Cainan Doris in November. There was speculation that 2024 six countries would be Swansong's O'Mahony, but in the end, he decided to play for another year.
While some critics last season saw his situation as the captain was contributing to his continuous choice, he remained a major figure in recent weeks despite the official leadership of the team.
“Whether I choose or not during the next number of weeks, I trained well in this campaign. I competed, I have pushed men, men pushed me, and I was not in his place in our training,” he said.
“This test was for me – would you be good enough next year to compete with these men? If this is the last time last week, this was the right call.
“I don't want to reach the point that may not have been chosen or not chosen for a team. I didn't want to happen.”
